Velvety and rich with heightened elegance, Authenticity is female in gender for 2011, and wearing a bit of gold with her cofermentation of Viognier (1%). Take her out and show her off to your friends, however you might wish you just kept her all to yourself. -– Jordan Fiorentini, WinemakerScores: WA 96; WS 91; WE 93 & CS; VIN 93; IWC 93; IWR 95Download: VINPRESSION

2011 Block B

“Like a rock…” Regardless of vintage, our Block B is always highly concentratedand tannin-rich due to its very specific terrior … Block B. Deemed “Most Serious” in his Senior class, this wine will consistently wow you with its inky color, thick minerality and ripe but intense tannin structure. Try this wine and there is no way you will think that 2011 was a lean vintage. – Jordan Fiorentini, WinemakerScores: WS 92; WA 97; WE 92; VIN 94; IWC 94; IWR 95Download: VINPRESSION

2011 Creativity

In a given vintage, there is always a single lot of wine — from harvest to fermentation — whose unique character screams at us to leave it alone rather than including it in a larger blend. Creativity is just that, and what we call “winemaker’s choice.” There is no plan for what Creativity will end up being from year to year, but it promises to always keep us on our toes. Creativity represents winemaking experimentation, the chances we’ve taken in the vineyard and winery, and sometimes just pure delicious luck! It is only fitting that we commence our first vintage of Creativity with the wine that brought this label to fruition, a single pick of Grenache from our Catapult Vineyard during the 2011 vintage. Super limited in production, this wine will never ever be recreated! -– Jordan Fiorentini, WinemakerScores: WA 93; IWC 92

Let’s all say a big warm ‘welcome’ to Epoch’s coming of age Catapult Vineyard, contributing 46% to our Estate Blend and playing very well with our Paderewski grapes (54% of the blend). More than serious enough to lay down for a decade but delicious enough to enjoy any night of the week. – Jordan Fiorentini, WinemakerScores: WA 91; IWR 92Download: VINPRESSION

The nose on this wine weaves in and out of fruit and spice, sending your taste buds and thoughts in a myriad of different directions. Predominantly Syrah with almost equal parts Grenache, Mourvèdre and Petite Sirah, this spicy rendition of the Paderewski Vineyard represents the exciting aspects of what a cooler year like 2011 can yield in Paso Robles – great acidity, spice and savory fruit. – Jordan Fiorentini, WinemakerScores: WA 95; WS 92; WE 93 & CS; VIN 92; IWC 93; IWR 93Download: VINPRESSION

2011 Rosé

Epoch’s rose was created with Paso summer nights in mind. Intentionally unpretentious, our rose is the alter ego of Syrah and Grenache, seemingly a white wine despite being made from only red grapes. From fermentation through to the bottle, intense flavors of pink grapefruit and sweet lime continue to make us revel in this wine’s purity and freshness. – Jordan Fiorentini, Winemaker

With Don Juan suavity, our Tempranillo never lets us forget its Spanish roots. Tempranillo is on its own time, and regardless of vintage, it is always very different than our other varieties. We embrace its uniqueness and let it hang out in barrel and/or bottle for as long as is needed. The coolness of the ’11 vintage is apparent in the brightness of fruit and acid in this wine as well as its tight tannin structure. It begs for decanting (or drinking over a day or two), and then the true romantic emerges. Always connected to the earth, red plum, violet, forest floor, black olive and cigar box flavors converge into a Tempranillo form of elegance. – Jordan Fiorentini, WinemakerScores: WA 95; IWC 90Download: VINPRESSION

2011 White

No flabby feelings allowed for our Epoch white! Our estate-grown Grenache blanc is the main player in our crisp and refreshing white Rhone blend, with smaller amounts of Roussanne and Marsanne adding spice and complexity. White grapefruit, citrus blossom and lemon oil aromas lead to a brightly textured palate, alive with citrus, wet stone and a delicious creaminess. To preserve its delicate fruit, this wine was gently vinified and produced without exposure to oxygen or cold stabilization. – Jordan Fiorentini, WinemakerScores: WA 90; RR 90; IWC 90

A cornucopia of flavors – blackfruits, white pepper spice, dried herbs, rock minerals – all funneling into the middle of your palate. This is one of those wines that fills your mind with thousands of thoughts in one second. – Jordan Fiorentini, WinemakerScores: WS 91; WA 94; WC 93Download: VINPRESSION